+218 In a game of “Pass it on”, every person that receives a hidden message must then retell that message to three people who have not heard the message in four minutes. The game begins with a person making up a hidden message.
A. Write the number of people that would know the message after an hour. Express your answer in exponential form.
B. There are approximately 6.2 billion people on the Earth. How long would it take before everyone on Earth knew the message?
My qeustions are:
How does n = 16?
And what does n represent exactly?
Here is the link to the original question Melody answered:
https://web2.0calc.com/questions/help-me-pls_42
Many Thanks.
+23252 n represents the number of times a new number of persons have received the message and then start to pass it on starting with the original person.
When n = 1, only the first person has the message.
When n = 2, (4 minutes later) the first person and the three that he/she has told have the message.
When n = 3, (8 minutes later) the first four persons and the three that the the last group has told have the message.
Counting:
n = 4 ---> 12 minutes later
n = 5 ---> 16 minutes later
n = 6 ---> 20 minutes later
n = 7 ---> 24 minutes later
n = 8 ---> 28 minutes later
n = 9 ---> 32 minutes later
n = 10 ---> 36 minutes later
n = 11 ---> 40 minutes later
n = 12 ---> 44 minutes later
n = 13 ---> 48 minutes later
n = 14 ---> 52 minutes later
n = 15 ---> 56 minutes later
n = 16 ---> 60 minutes later
There are 16 "steps" -- don't forget to count the first one!
+118673 Here is the original question.
https://web2.0calc.com/questions/help-me-pls_42
Mathygoo13, next time please do not repost the actual question, just give the link and ask people to reply on the original thread.
It will not take people any longer to answer you and it will keep all the responses together.
Gino3141, thanks for answering but next time could you please answer on the original thread.
+218 Hello,
Apologies Melody
I did give the link - I just didnt make it clear to answer over there..
